PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gustaffson
vs
Kawamura

196 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gustaffson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gustaffson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustaffson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kawamura holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kawamura is trying to escape the position but Gustaffson is controlling the position.
Kawamura is looking to reverse the position.
Kawamura is being controlled here.
Gustaffson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gustaffson advances to full mount.
Gustaffson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gustaffson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kawamura manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Gustaffson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kawamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gustaffson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gustaffson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawamura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Gustaffson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kawamura is trying to improve his position.

Gustaffson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gustaffson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kawamura will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawamura is trying to control Gustaffson's posture but Gustaffson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawamura is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kawamura tries to reverse the position but Gustaffson maintains control.
Gustaffson trying to control but Kawamura is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gustaffson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kawamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kawamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gustaffson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Gustaffson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gustaffson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustaffson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustaffson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawamura is looking to clinch.
Gustaffson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kawamura throws a head kick but Gustaffson moves out of range.
Gustaffson feinted with a counter takedown.
Kawamura stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gustaffson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawamura pushes Gustaffson away with a front kick.

Kawamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Kawamura working Gustaffson over with knees to the body.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kawamura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawamura.
Kawamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura scores with a knee to the head.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustaffson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawamura lands a nice elbow.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustaffson's face.

It looks like Alexander Gustaffson has been cut.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura lands an elbow inside.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gustaffson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura crunches a lovely knee into Gustaffson's ribcage.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura working Gustaffson over with knees to the body.
Kawamura lands an elbow that stopped Gustaffson in his tracks for a moment.
Kawamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustaffson's face.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Kawamura stops a takedown attempt from Gustaffson.
A knee to the head by Kawamura.

Gustaffson is rocked!
Gustaffson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kawamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Gustaffson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawamura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustaffson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Kawamura.
A knee to the head by Kawamura.
Kawamura landing knees to the body.
Kawamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustaffson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustaffson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gustaffson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands an elbow just above Gustaffson 's eye.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Gustaffson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kawamura lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustaffson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawamura.
Kawamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustaffson's defenses.
Kawamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kawamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustaffson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustaffson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawamura prevents it.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kawamura.
Kawamura lands a big knee to the head and Gustaffson goes down! Kawamura pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toyoki Kawamura!
Toyoki Kawamura really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.